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  1. RobsWriting
    I have done this several times in my stories, although possibly "murder" is a bit strong for what I actually do. I tend to orphan them. The only difference is that rather than actually getting rid of them completely, I uproot these scenes, characters and ideas and add them to another file, which I put into my "Bad Ideas Graveyard", a folder on my PC which hosts all the ghosts of stories and scenes which never worked. Occasionally I return to this archive looking for ideas and put a fresh twist on something in there which didn't work in its original setting. I am a great fan of recycling story lines and if I can see a place where an existing line would fit, I will insert it and link it in.
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    "Lost a planet, Obi Wan has. How embarrassing." - Yoda, Star Wars.
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    Can I suggest that he doesn't brand it under the Microsoft name?
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    Honestly, I tried to like it. I really tried. I approached it with an open mind and swore I would judge it on its own merits. But, once I had got over the ideas of sparkling vampires, vegetarian vampires (who only eat the blood of animals) and the shock of meeting Edward Cullen in general, it was Bella's incessant whining that really got under my skin and made me dislike it. On the other hand, the author has done a good job to create a character who makes the reader actually feel something about her characters. so in this respect, I have to admire her nonetheless. Now, if only Edward could renounce vegetarianism, Bella may just become a bit less whiny and a bit more wary of him.
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    I have three on the go at the moment: 1) The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared - Jonas Jonasson 2) 2061: Odessey Three - Arthur C Clarke 3) The Last Unicorn - Peter S Beagle.
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    "I am NOT going to be ordered around by a rock." - Aleksandr Orlov of the Compare The Market adverts shortly after having a threatening letter thrown through his window wrapped around a rock. Somehow it just cheers me up every time I hear it.
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    I absoloutely love the BBC's Merlin show (largely because of Bradley James... *cough* Sorry, I meant "fantasticly written script and talented acting", naturally). I was also a huge fan of Will and Grace and Queer as Folk (both versions). Going way back into my childhood, I loved "The Dreamstone", "The Worst Witch" (the 1980s version, not the 2000s version), and most of the Roald Dahl adaptations. In fact I think it was quality children's TV which got me hooked on reading and writing fantasy in the first place. I owe a lot to the brilliant imaginations which were shown in the '80s and '90s.
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    Without fail, I go swimming. Half an hour to an hour in the pool is enough to blast through whatever's got me down and make me feel like a new person. On the odd occasion when that fails, it at least leaves me too knackered to care about it for much longer before I fall asleep. The great thing is, I don't even have to work hard at it. Sometimes a leisurely half and hour is as effective as a 1km speedy swim.
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